Raids in Penza

Mass raids in Penza: city residents report that military registration and enlistment office employees are detaining men and forcing them to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense. They publish videos on social networks and talk about tortured conditions in military registration and enlistment offices. The military commissar of the Penza region, Andrei Surkov, and the Russian Ministry of Defense called it a “staged act.” Also in the issue: - shutdown of the Kapotnya refinery, rising gasoline prices and a rush at gas stations - consequences of the largest drone attack on Moscow and the Moscow region - conflict within the European Union due to contacts with the Kremlin, and new EU sanctions against Russia - reaction of the Foreign Ministry